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In 1880, Canadian Prospector Joe Juneau brought about the gold rush era by discovering gold in Alaska. America's coldest state also boasts the largest oil field on the continent of North America and its primary source of revenue is the oil and natural gas industry. But there's another source of wealth that the majority of residents of America's Last Frontier have not yet discovered- Alaska unclaimed money and property. Alaska has the lowest population density in the entire country – which means that life is not really very busy or hectic compared to more densely populated cities like New York. It's strange, then, that according to a report by Fairbanks' The News-Miner, tens of thousands of residents of Alaska have unclaimed property waiting for them in the state capital of Juneau.

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Spare change left at airport checkpoints
Unclaimed money, typically consisting of loose coins passengers take out of their pockets, is turned into the TSA financial office.

City has $1 million-plus in unclaimed checks
At last posting, the S.D. city comptroller is sitting on $1,133,515 of unclaimed funds owed to local residents and companies.

Rutherford coming to Clinton for Cash Dash
“I encourage area residents to come visit the Cash Dash event for assistance in locating their